Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will gain theoretical knowledge in dental materials, restorative procedures and local anaesthetic pharmacology and techniques. You will also translate and integrate this knowledge in a simulated environment while fulfilling workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance and record management requirements. On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate practical skills in local anaesthetic techniques and dental restorations in adults of all ages in a simulated environment. You will be able to display appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours. You will be required to attend a two-week compulsory intensive program prior to the commencement of Term 1.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 3 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 and ORAL11003 Introduction to Oral Disease and ORAL11005 Oral Anatomy 2 and ORAL11006 Introduction to Oral Health Practice Co-requisites: ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management and ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1 Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Group Work | 30% |
| 2. Reflective Practice Assignment | 0% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 4. In-class Test(s) | 70% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 46.67% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: SUTE Comments
The students found the sessional educators provided valuable feedback.
It is recommended to continue supporting sessional educators in their teaching roles.
Ongoing support was provided to all clinical educators in the pre-clinical setting.
Source: SUTE Comments
The students would appreciate more prompt feedback on their assignment.
It is recommended the unit coordinator review their workload and provide an appropriate feedback turnaround time to the students.
Assignment and exam feedback was provided within two weeks, while feedback for simulated clinic sessions continued to be delivered on the day via the Online Realtime Assessment System.
Source: In-person feedback
The new dental materials content and related assignment was well-received by the students.
It is recommended the new dental materials content and assignment be retained.
This assessment was retained.
Source: Students and staff feedback
Students have requested that educator presentations be reviewed to ensure consistency in content details across simulation procedures.
It is recommended to review and update lecture content prior to Term 1, 2026 to align with new materials introduced in the on-campus dental clinic.
In Progress
Source: SUTE comments
The unit coordinator needs to be attending and delivering lectures.
It is recommended that, subject to timetable availability, the unit coordinator be allocated to deliver the dental materials component of the subject in future terms.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss the theoretical basis of dental materials, restorative procedures, and local anaesthetic pharmacology and techniques in the management of oral diseases
- Apply the principles of local anaesthetic pharmacology and techniques in the simulated environment
- Apply knowledge and skills of dental materials and cavity preparation for dental restorations in the simulated environment
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas
All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council for on-going accreditation purposes.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Group Work | • | |||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | |||
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | |
| 4 - In-class Test(s) | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | ||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |